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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 7 M AY 1 6 , 2 0 1 6 N O T E W O R T H Y S T A T E W I D E Androscoggin Bank's MainStreet Foundation awarded a total of $10,000 in first-quarter grants to Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine in Portland, Girl Scouts of Maine in South Portland and Trinity Jubilee Center in Lewiston. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and Sen. Angus King announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded $58,995 to the state of Maine for pipeline safety. The grant, awarded by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration, will provide funding to continue to support one of the state's two Damage Prevention Investigators. The Maine Department of Economic and Community Development an- nounced that seven towns were awarded funding under the Community Development Block Grant Program ad- ministered by the Office of Community Development within DECD. The latest round includes funding from the Micro- Enterprise Assistance grant program. Recipients included: Ashland and Lisbon, $150,000 each for façade improvements for 15 businesses; Carrabassett Valley, $135,000 to assist Harmony House, Carrabassett Cedar Works, All Points Transportation and KC's Kreativity Center; Greenville, $100,000 to assist Maine Mountain Soap and Candle and Porter's Garage; Lubec, $75,000 to assist The Lubec Brewing Co., Love at First Light, Old Crow Gardens and Gove Point Farms; Sangerville, $50,000 to assist Martin Cleaning Service; and Brunswick, $30,300 to assist Pathways Rehabilitation Services. South Portland eyes West End development project City officials of South Portland approved the development of a West End Master Plan as part of the capital improvement project budget for fiscal year 2017. According to e Forecaster, the master plan will focus on a corridor that hasn't seen development for several decades — Westbrook Street from the intersection with Western Avenue to the Portland International Jetport. Of par- ticular interest to city officials is deciding whether reconfiguring zoning in the area — which is a mix of residential, limited business and suburban com- mercial districts — would encourage businesses to set up shop in the area to serve nearby residential neighborhoods, e Forecaster said. N O T E W O R T H Y S O U T H E R N New Balance Factory Store opened a retail site at the Kittery Premium Outlets in the Center Four section. Portland City Council approved a lease of the castle in Deering Oaks Park for TIQA, a restaurant in Portland, to open a year-round café, including a wine and beer license and outdoor dining. Atlantic Sportswear in Portland do- nated $10,000 to both the 317 Main S O U T H E R N Foundation Brewing expanding Industrial Way facilities — Another round of beer for everyone involved Acadia park adds $248M to local economy in 2015 — Natural treasure pays dividends Rockland represents Maine in national Main Streets celebration — A place where 'smiles and personal greetings still mean something' Landry/French joins the growing ranks of Maine ESOP businesses — Giving workers a piece of the pie Olympic team to sport shoes handcrafted in Lewiston — Nice plug for 'Made in Maine' A less-than-ideal start to Portland's cruise ship season — A queasy feeling that wasn't seasickness 120 without work following closure of Keiser Homes — Out-of-state owner goes south with investment Portland Pirates jump ship to Massachusetts — A pox upon ye scurvy freebooters Sports Authority may sell remaining stores — Big box chain goes bust National, Maine gas prices continue to climb — What goes down must go up? NortheastDeltaDental.com